I had thought of painting it! Looked it up online and wonder how well the paint would hold up on the resin supports and toprail though. My gut tells me landscaping is the way to go since we are still undecided about a small deck. I would hate to put up a fence, landscape inside and outside of it and then have to tear it all out for a deck. I just really can't envision the fence right there in the middle of the front yard (pics have been e-mailed)!